easterly
See also: Easterly
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easterly (plural easterlies)
- (meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).
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wind blowing from the east
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Adjective edit
easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)
- Facing the east; directed towards the east.
- an easterly course or voyage
- Located towards or in the east.
- the easterly side of a lake
- Coming from the east.
- an easterly wind
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from/to the east
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easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)
- In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
- From the east.